Mangrove Project Suriname

The Weg naar Zee (WnZ) region of Suriname’s capital Paramaribo is dealing with coastal erosion. Images from the past 30 years have shown coastal retreats of up to 1.3 km. Mangrove forest used to be present in large numbers at the location. These forests enhance accretion, but due to different reasons, the number of mangroves has decreased...

Wave damping potential of woody riparian vegetation: Comparing terrestrial laser scanning with manual measuring techniques

Including vegetation in flood defense systems has the potential to be a more cost-effective solution than conventional dike reinforcement measures, as vegetation contains wave damping properties. However, more insight is required on the complex physical processes due to wave-vegetation interaction in order to predict the amount of wave damping....

Power management: Endoscopic Pill

Endoscopy is a medical procedure in which the inside of the body is looked into. Specifically, the gastrointestinal tract is of interest. This part of the body can be looked into with a swallowable wireless endoscopic pill. The pill contains different components such as different kinds of sensors, a microcontroller, a transmitter and the power...

Improving the quality control of Cofra Roller Compaction: A study on the relation between the impact acceleration and the soil compaction

Ground improvement in the form of soil compaction plays a important part in reclamation projects. The development of the Cofra Roller Compaction (CRC), a non-circular impact roller, has proven to be valuable in these projects. However, the heterogeneity of the subsoil causes locally a non-uniform degree of compaction. Traditional compaction...

Impact of high penetration of solar PV generation on transient- and voltage stability of the Dutch high voltage grid

The last decade has seen an immense growth in solar PV systems (both large-scale solar PV systems and distributed solar PV systems). It is expected that this growth will continue due to environmental concerns. Since conventional generators are defined by their physics and control, and solar PV systems are defined solely by their control...

Development of control strategy of DC-DC converter for optimal operation of PV powered Electrolyser

With the current need of implementing renewable energy sources to combat climate change, significant developments are being done into storage options for these intermittent energy sources. Green Hydrogen can be produced by the connection of a renewable energy source to an electrolyser which produces hydrogen, in this project the Photovoltaic (PV...